used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
in actual fact
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Big as he was, the oldest Bunker yelled loudly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big as he was, the oldest Bunker yelled loudly.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
bookcasenounUS /ˈbʊkkeɪs/
a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
BunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Big as he was, the oldest Bunker yelled loudly.
Bunker's
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From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Then, of course, everybody yelled.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
earthquakenounUS /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
EskimonounUS /ˈeskəmoʊ/
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
every person
From this reading Then, of course, everybody yelled.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Quite a panic followed.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Big as he was, the oldest Bunker yelled loudly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
igloonounUS /ˈɪɡluː/
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
Jo
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From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading Big as he was, the oldest Bunker yelled loudly.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Big as he was, the oldest Bunker yelled loudly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
overturnedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərtɜːrnd/
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Quite a panic followed.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite a panic followed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
RussnounUS /rʌs/
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
sectionsnounUS /ˈsekʃənz/
plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
SNOWMANnounUS /ˈsnoʊmæn/
a figure of a person made of packed snow
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, of course, everybody yelled.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
precisely as stated
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Big as he was, the oldest Bunker yelled loudly.
at the time that
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
in or at the place that
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SNOWMAN A corner of one of the overturned bookcase sections struck Russ Bunker's head with considerable force--actually cutting the skin and bringing blood.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Big as he was, the oldest Bunker yelled loudly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When Aunt Jo and Mother Bunker came running to the front room where all this had taken place the Eskimo igloo looked very much like a pile of boxes with a young earthquake at work beneath it!
